T-Pain Sings The SpongeBob Squarepants ThemeThe title really says it all. We could try and search for deeper meaning here, but here are the cold hard facts: T-Pain came into the XXL office, we played Jenga for 20 mins, and when asked what his favorite TV show was, he said SpongeBob SquarePants with …

While Rocko is still holding on to his other mixtape Real Spill, he delivers yet another teaser to hold us over. Poet is a lean eight tracks and features production from the likes of Cashe N Cashe, Heluva, TM 88 of 808 Mafia and more. He also has a track with Nas called "Hustle...

Whenever folks start talking about the dope talent of rap’s first “Golden Age,” The Fat Boys are often written out of the history. Granted, the trio of big Brooklyn boys, who went by the monikers Prince Markie Dee (Mark Morales), Kool Rock-Ski (Damon Wimbl…

Pharrell seems to know how to keep his cool in an interview. But not even dealing with Howard Stern could prepare the “Happy” singer for his interview with British reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy for Channel 4.In probing and awkward conversation Guru-Murthy asks a series of…

Bump J was in line to be one of the next artists from Chicago to break into the mainstream before he was sentenced to a ten year prison sentence for a bank robbery he allegedly committed in 2007. Though he's been locked up since '09, Bump's name still rings out heavy in the streets and he has been n…

Listening to a Slaughterhouse record can be incredibly frustrating. It’s often rather difficult not to get bogged down by the seemingly infinitely knotty and intricate raps that regularly trail off into oblivion. There is no disputing the group’s acumen but such unrel…

XXL and Bacardi Flavors have teamed up to release a new video series titled "Flavors Of The Game," exploring the influence of hip-hop music, tattoos and sneakers on basketball culture. This custom series features commentary from artist Troy Ave, tattoo legend Jimmy Harden and sneak…